A&P Exam 1; Portage Learning Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded

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A&P Exam 1; Portage Learning Questions
and Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
The study of the structure of the human body

Ans: anatomy


an example of the organ level of organization in the human body.

Ans: liver


the synthesis of more complex substances

Ans: anabolism


all the chemical reactions that take place in the body that enable us to
function

Ans: metabolism


the breakdown of substances into their simpler building blocks,
releasing energy

Ans: catabolism



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Four basic types of tissue

Ans: NMCE — nervous, muscle, connective, epithelium tissue


three layers of the skin in order from superficial to deep

Ans: EDH (epidermis-outer, dermis-middle, hypodermis-inner)


Levels of organization

Ans: (AMMO C TOO) atom, molecule, macromolecule,
organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism


toward the back of the body

Ans: dorsal


toward the upper part of a structure

Ans: superior


away from the head end

Ans: inferior (caudal)


closer to the point of attachment of a limb

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